3 stars out of 4 -- "THE EAGLE is a rip-snorting adventure tale of the sort made before CGI....Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through real locations, instead of quasi-animation."Chicago Sun-Times "Bell's inscrutability ups the tension, and Tahar Rahim, electrifying in UN PROPHETE, makes a formidable, Rome-hating Seal Prince."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Viscerally capturing the harsh majesty of Scotland, Macdonald's visuals are brutal and beautiful..."Total Film24.52757

3 stars out of 4 -- "THE EAGLE is a rip-snorting adventure tale of the sort made before CGI....Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through real locations, instead of quasi-animation."Chicago Sun-Times "Bell's inscrutability ups the tension, and Tahar Rahim, electrifying in UN PROPHETE, makes a formidable, Rome-hating Seal Prince."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Viscerally capturing the harsh majesty of Scotland, Macdonald's visuals are brutal and beautiful..."Total Film24.52757

3 stars out of 4 -- "THE EAGLE is a rip-snorting adventure tale of the sort made before CGI....Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through real locations, instead of quasi-animation."Chicago Sun-Times "Bell's inscrutability ups the tension, and Tahar Rahim, electrifying in UN PROPHETE, makes a formidable, Rome-hating Seal Prince."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Viscerally capturing the harsh majesty of Scotland, Macdonald's visuals are brutal and beautiful..."Total Film24.52757

3 stars out of 4 -- "THE EAGLE is a rip-snorting adventure tale of the sort made before CGI....Here we see for the most part the actual actors trekking through real locations, instead of quasi-animation."Chicago Sun-Times "Bell's inscrutability ups the tension, and Tahar Rahim, electrifying in UN PROPHETE, makes a formidable, Rome-hating Seal Prince."Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "Viscerally capturing the harsh majesty of Scotland, Macdonald's visuals are brutal and beautiful..."Total Film24.52757

4 stars out of 5 -- "Ritchie isn't reverting -- he's progressing, bolting this new, stranger, stronger visual style onto the kind of shaggy-dog tale that made him..."Empire "ROCKNROLLA takes director Guy Ritchie back to London's gritty streets....There's plenty of mayhem and bullet-ridden violence, some of it quite jolting. Still, the film is punctuated with moments of dark humor."USA Today "Ritchie dials down the pace, soaking up the atmosphere....Ritchie whisks you along on a whirlwind tour, but he's not averse to putting on the brakes long enough to admire some of his favorite attractions."Los Angeles Times "ROCKNROLLA is a 21st century version of Guy Ritchie's earlier films. The banter is wittier; the criminals are slicker, sexier, and more devious; and the soundtrack is more rock 'n' roll than ever."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "ROCKNROLLA is simply a blast, a gleeful romp from start to finish, and by far Ritchie's strongest, most assured movie to date."Box Office "Gerard Butler, from 300, uses his burly, earthy gruffness to ground the movie, and he's surrounded by terrific actors." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "The casting, acting, dialogue and direction are career bests, essaying a touch that comes with experience."Total Film24.51156

4 stars out of 5 -- "Ritchie isn't reverting -- he's progressing, bolting this new, stranger, stronger visual style onto the kind of shaggy-dog tale that made him..."Empire "ROCKNROLLA takes director Guy Ritchie back to London's gritty streets....There's plenty of mayhem and bullet-ridden violence, some of it quite jolting. Still, the film is punctuated with moments of dark humor."USA Today "Ritchie dials down the pace, soaking up the atmosphere....Ritchie whisks you along on a whirlwind tour, but he's not averse to putting on the brakes long enough to admire some of his favorite attractions."Los Angeles Times "ROCKNROLLA is a 21st century version of Guy Ritchie's earlier films. The banter is wittier; the criminals are slicker, sexier, and more devious; and the soundtrack is more rock 'n' roll than ever."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "ROCKNROLLA is simply a blast, a gleeful romp from start to finish, and by far Ritchie's strongest, most assured movie to date."Box Office "Gerard Butler, from 300, uses his burly, earthy gruffness to ground the movie, and he's surrounded by terrific actors." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "The casting, acting, dialogue and direction are career bests, essaying a touch that comes with experience."Total Film24.51156

4 stars out of 5 -- "Ritchie isn't reverting -- he's progressing, bolting this new, stranger, stronger visual style onto the kind of shaggy-dog tale that made him..."Empire "ROCKNROLLA takes director Guy Ritchie back to London's gritty streets....There's plenty of mayhem and bullet-ridden violence, some of it quite jolting. Still, the film is punctuated with moments of dark humor."USA Today "Ritchie dials down the pace, soaking up the atmosphere....Ritchie whisks you along on a whirlwind tour, but he's not averse to putting on the brakes long enough to admire some of his favorite attractions."Los Angeles Times "ROCKNROLLA is a 21st century version of Guy Ritchie's earlier films. The banter is wittier; the criminals are slicker, sexier, and more devious; and the soundtrack is more rock 'n' roll than ever."Premiere 5 stars out of 5 -- "ROCKNROLLA is simply a blast, a gleeful romp from start to finish, and by far Ritchie's strongest, most assured movie to date."Box Office "Gerard Butler, from 300, uses his burly, earthy gruffness to ground the movie, and he's surrounded by terrific actors." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "The casting, acting, dialogue and direction are career bests, essaying a touch that comes with experience."Total Film24.51156

4 stars out of 5 -- "A confident, ambitious and action-rich Brit thriller..."Empire "Writer-director Eran Creevy shows himself to be well versed in the mythic sweep of Christopher Nolan's and Michael Mann's crime sagas, if not their intelligence with storytelling."Los Angeles Times "WELCOME TO THE PUNCH keeps redeeming itself with a disarming respect for death in all its forms." -- Grade: BA.V. Club21.48962

4 stars out of 5 -- "A confident, ambitious and action-rich Brit thriller..."Empire "Writer-director Eran Creevy shows himself to be well versed in the mythic sweep of Christopher Nolan's and Michael Mann's crime sagas, if not their intelligence with storytelling."Los Angeles Times "WELCOME TO THE PUNCH keeps redeeming itself with a disarming respect for death in all its forms." -- Grade: BA.V. Club21.48962

4 stars out of 5 -- "A confident, ambitious and action-rich Brit thriller..."Empire "Writer-director Eran Creevy shows himself to be well versed in the mythic sweep of Christopher Nolan's and Michael Mann's crime sagas, if not their intelligence with storytelling."Los Angeles Times "WELCOME TO THE PUNCH keeps redeeming itself with a disarming respect for death in all its forms." -- Grade: BA.V. Club21.48962

4 stars out of 5 -- "A confident, ambitious and action-rich Brit thriller..."Empire "Writer-director Eran Creevy shows himself to be well versed in the mythic sweep of Christopher Nolan's and Michael Mann's crime sagas, if not their intelligence with storytelling."Los Angeles Times "WELCOME TO THE PUNCH keeps redeeming itself with a disarming respect for death in all its forms." -- Grade: BA.V. Club21.48962

"...This is a better-looking movie than SENSE AND SENSIBILITY and one as rich in characters..." -- 4 out of 4 stars USA Today "...The cast is close to perfect...Austen's language is a pleasure in itself...Hearing it spoken by an ensemble of actors fully alive to its rhythms, sense and wit is another one..."Sight and Sound "...As always, it is undeniably pleasant to be in Jane Austen's comfortable world....A clever film..."Los Angeles Times21.37761

3 stars out of 4 -- "[BODY OF LIES] has the gritty feel of something observed firsthand. And the crafty script by DEPARTED Oscar winner William Monahan stays coiled and ready to spring."Rolling Stone "BODY OF LIES is a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences....[With] powerful performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong and Russell Crowe..."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "With every minute that passes in Ridley Scott's talky political thriller, DiCaprio swells to fit the role, forced to bring his A-game by two heavyweight co-stars."Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "DiCaprio and Crowe are as solid as ever, but the cast standout is Mark Strong....[The plot] is fast and interesting enough to keep you thoroughly engaged."Premiere "[A] cat-and-mouse CIA thriller....Scott pulls off some tense action sequences..."Entertainment Weekly0.3669317

3 stars out of 4 -- "[BODY OF LIES] has the gritty feel of something observed firsthand. And the crafty script by DEPARTED Oscar winner William Monahan stays coiled and ready to spring."Rolling Stone "BODY OF LIES is a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences....[With] powerful performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong and Russell Crowe..."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "With every minute that passes in Ridley Scott's talky political thriller, DiCaprio swells to fit the role, forced to bring his A-game by two heavyweight co-stars."Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "DiCaprio and Crowe are as solid as ever, but the cast standout is Mark Strong....[The plot] is fast and interesting enough to keep you thoroughly engaged."Premiere "[A] cat-and-mouse CIA thriller....Scott pulls off some tense action sequences..."Entertainment Weekly0.3669317

3 stars out of 4 -- "[BODY OF LIES] has the gritty feel of something observed firsthand. And the crafty script by DEPARTED Oscar winner William Monahan stays coiled and ready to spring."Rolling Stone "BODY OF LIES is a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences....[With] powerful performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong and Russell Crowe..."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "With every minute that passes in Ridley Scott's talky political thriller, DiCaprio swells to fit the role, forced to bring his A-game by two heavyweight co-stars."Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "DiCaprio and Crowe are as solid as ever, but the cast standout is Mark Strong....[The plot] is fast and interesting enough to keep you thoroughly engaged."Premiere "[A] cat-and-mouse CIA thriller....Scott pulls off some tense action sequences..."Entertainment Weekly0.3669317

3 stars out of 4 -- "[BODY OF LIES] has the gritty feel of something observed firsthand. And the crafty script by DEPARTED Oscar winner William Monahan stays coiled and ready to spring."Rolling Stone "BODY OF LIES is a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences....[With] powerful performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong and Russell Crowe..."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "With every minute that passes in Ridley Scott's talky political thriller, DiCaprio swells to fit the role, forced to bring his A-game by two heavyweight co-stars."Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "DiCaprio and Crowe are as solid as ever, but the cast standout is Mark Strong....[The plot] is fast and interesting enough to keep you thoroughly engaged."Premiere "[A] cat-and-mouse CIA thriller....Scott pulls off some tense action sequences..."Entertainment Weekly0.3669317

"BODY OF LIES is a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences....[With] powerful performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong and Russell Crowe..."USA Today 3 stars out of 4 -- "[BODY OF LIES] has the gritty feel of something observed firsthand. And the crafty script by DEPARTED Oscar winner William Monahan stays coiled and ready to spring."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "With every minute that passes in Ridley Scott's talky political thriller, DiCaprio swells to fit the role, forced to bring his A-game by two heavyweight co-stars."Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "DiCaprio and Crowe are as solid as ever, but the cast standout is Mark Strong....[The plot] is fast and interesting enough to keep you thoroughly engaged."Premiere "[A] cat-and-mouse CIA thriller....Scott pulls off some tense action sequences..."Entertainment Weekly0.3669317

3 stars out of 4 -- "[BODY OF LIES] has the gritty feel of something observed firsthand. And the crafty script by DEPARTED Oscar winner William Monahan stays coiled and ready to spring."Rolling Stone "BODY OF LIES is a tautly paced, well-acted espionage thriller with the requisite explosions and action sequences....[With] powerful performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Strong and Russell Crowe..."USA Today 3 stars out of 5 -- "With every minute that passes in Ridley Scott's talky political thriller, DiCaprio swells to fit the role, forced to bring his A-game by two heavyweight co-stars."Total Film 3 stars out of 4 -- "DiCaprio and Crowe are as solid as ever, but the cast standout is Mark Strong....[The plot] is fast and interesting enough to keep you thoroughly engaged."Premiere "[A] cat-and-mouse CIA thriller....Scott pulls off some tense action sequences..."Entertainment Weekly0.3669317

4 stars out of 5 -- "Filmmaker John Michael McDonagh proves his talent for casting with his first feature, the lively, often funny, always thrilling Irish crime comedy THE GUARD."Box Office "THE GUARD is not a breath but a great gust of very funny fresh air....[I]t gives veteran actor Brendan Gleeson one of the tastiest roles of his career and introduces a gifted writer-director..."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "A principal joy of THE GUARD lies in its dialogue....Gleeson gives a tremendous performance..."Uncut "Popping with glorious, bright color and off-color jokes, THE GUARD is an Irish comedy and almost incidental thriller..."New York Times "[Gleeson's] performance is equal parts funny and unnerving, and he keeps viewers guessing about what drives the man and what he'll do next."A.V. Club "In this offbeat buddy-cop comedy, Don Cheadle, as an FBI agent trying to stop a drug ring, makes the perfect foil." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Brought to life with gusto, Boyle is equal parts cynic and sentimentalist. It's a great performance and a hell of a character -- profane, contradictory, ineffably alive."Total Film "At its best, THE GUARD has a wit and perceptiveness that recalls the comedies of Bill Forsyth..."Sight and Sound0.1600088

4 stars out of 5 -- "Filmmaker John Michael McDonagh proves his talent for casting with his first feature, the lively, often funny, always thrilling Irish crime comedy THE GUARD."Box Office "THE GUARD is not a breath but a great gust of very funny fresh air....[I]t gives veteran actor Brendan Gleeson one of the tastiest roles of his career and introduces a gifted writer-director..."Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "A principal joy of THE GUARD lies in its dialogue....Gleeson gives a tremendous performance..."Uncut "Popping with glorious, bright color and off-color jokes, THE GUARD is an Irish comedy and almost incidental thriller..."New York Times "[Gleeson's] performance is equal parts funny and unnerving, and he keeps viewers guessing about what drives the man and what he'll do next."A.V. Club "In this offbeat buddy-cop comedy, Don Cheadle, as an FBI agent trying to stop a drug ring, makes the perfect foil." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Brought to life with gusto, Boyle is equal parts cynic and sentimentalist. It's a great performance and a hell of a character -- profane, contradictory, ineffably alive."Total Film "At its best, THE GUARD has a wit and perceptiveness that recalls the comedies of Bill Forsyth..."Sight and Sound0.1600088

3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his biopic sets out to redress our impressions of Victoria....Blunt makes a fine princess..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] beautifully mounted and costumed odyssey....With a script by Julian Fellowes, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for GOSFORD PARK, THE YOUNG VICTORIA positively sizzles with impeccable pedigree."Box Office "[T]his is no gilded princess fantasy -- it's the story of a budding ruler who learns to control her surroundings, and Blunt makes that journey at once authentic and relevant." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "Emily Blunt makes Victoria as irresistible a young woman as Dame Judi Dench made her an older one in MRS. BROWN."Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A]ppealing and well-crafted....The production design and costumes are sumptuous and the ensemble cast is splendid."USA Today "Lovers of pomp, pageantry and extravagant period detail will find themselves exceedingly well served by THE YOUNG VICTORIA, a visually arresting and sneakily engrossing film..."Washington Post0.128007

3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his biopic sets out to redress our impressions of Victoria....Blunt makes a fine princess..."Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] beautifully mounted and costumed odyssey....With a script by Julian Fellowes, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for GOSFORD PARK, THE YOUNG VICTORIA positively sizzles with impeccable pedigree."Box Office "[T]his is no gilded princess fantasy -- it's the story of a budding ruler who learns to control her surroundings, and Blunt makes that journey at once authentic and relevant." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "Emily Blunt makes Victoria as irresistible a young woman as Dame Judi Dench made her an older one in MRS. BROWN."Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A]ppealing and well-crafted....The production design and costumes are sumptuous and the ensemble cast is splendid."USA Today "Lovers of pomp, pageantry and extravagant period detail will find themselves exceedingly well served by THE YOUNG VICTORIA, a visually arresting and sneakily engrossing film..."Washington Post0.128007

"John Carter is played by Taylor Kitsch....As an actor, he is perfectly serviceable as a sword-wielding, rhino-riding savior of planets."Chicago Sun-Times "[C]olorful and kind of fun....The Pixar touch is evident in the precision of the visual detail and in the wit and energy of Michael Giacchinos score..."New York Times "[S]pirit counts for something too...and JOHN CARTER has plenty of that, in addition to the requisite dashes of wit.....[The film] does capture the wistfulness of Burroughss original story..."Movieline "[A] rather charming pastiche....The film will likely delight sci-fi geeks most of all, but there's enough here for general Disney audiences as well..."Hollywood Reporter "[I]t's built on something rare: wonder instead of Hollywood cynicism."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "Kitsch proves a handsome, forceful hero, while Collins is a refreshingly dynamic heroine."Total Film0.1120061

"John Carter is played by Taylor Kitsch....As an actor, he is perfectly serviceable as a sword-wielding, rhino-riding savior of planets."Chicago Sun-Times "[C]olorful and kind of fun....The Pixar touch is evident in the precision of the visual detail and in the wit and energy of Michael Giacchinos score..."New York Times "[S]pirit counts for something too...and JOHN CARTER has plenty of that, in addition to the requisite dashes of wit.....[The film] does capture the wistfulness of Burroughss original story..."Movieline "[A] rather charming pastiche....The film will likely delight sci-fi geeks most of all, but there's enough here for general Disney audiences as well..."Hollywood Reporter "[I]t's built on something rare: wonder instead of Hollywood cynicism."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "Kitsch proves a handsome, forceful hero, while Collins is a refreshingly dynamic heroine."Total Film0.1120061

"John Carter is played by Taylor Kitsch....As an actor, he is perfectly serviceable as a sword-wielding, rhino-riding savior of planets."Chicago Sun-Times "[C]olorful and kind of fun....The Pixar touch is evident in the precision of the visual detail and in the wit and energy of Michael Giacchinos score..."New York Times "[S]pirit counts for something too...and JOHN CARTER has plenty of that, in addition to the requisite dashes of wit.....[The film] does capture the wistfulness of Burroughss original story..."Movieline "[A] rather charming pastiche....The film will likely delight sci-fi geeks most of all, but there's enough here for general Disney audiences as well..."Hollywood Reporter "[I]t's built on something rare: wonder instead of Hollywood cynicism."Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 5 -- "Kitsch proves a handsome, forceful hero, while Collins is a refreshingly dynamic heroine."Total Film0.1120061

4.5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a rarity, a truly entertaining film that never condescends to its audience or cheapens history and truth."Box Office "ZERO DARK THIRTY makes you feel every step of Maya's journey, but it's her impressive achievement and that of the film itself that we're left contemplating..."Movieline 4 stars out of 4 -- "You're in for a hell of a ride with this high-voltage thriller that digs with shocking gravity into the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden."Rolling Stone "[A] meticulous and electrifying re-creation of the hunt for Osama bin Laden..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "[T]he director-writer team of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal deserves credit for taking on the subject in the first place, and dramatizing it with impressive skill."Wall Street Journal "Kathryn Bigelow proves herself once again to be a master of heightened realism and narrative drive in this retelling of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden."Los Angeles Times "[B]rilliantly directed....A seamless weave of truth and drama, ZERO DARK THIRTY tracks the long, twisted road to Bin Ladens capture..."New York Times "[T]he Rorschach blot Bigelow and Boal have made out of this loaded story speaks well of their methods." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 3 stars out of 4 -- "Chastain shows again how versatile an actress she is....ZERO DARK THIRTY is a slam-bang action picture..."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 4 - "From the very first scenes of ZERO DARK THIRTY, director Kathryn Bigelow demonstrates why she is such a formidable filmmaker, as adept with human emotion as with visceral, pulse-quickening action."Washington Post ZERO DARK THIRTY is technically awe-inspiring....Mark Boal has written a tight, detailed and fast-paced script...Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Its masterstroke is to make the pursuit of bin Laden deeply, intensely personal -- a dance to the death choreographed by one driven individual."Total Film0.09600526

4.5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a rarity, a truly entertaining film that never condescends to its audience or cheapens history and truth."Box Office "ZERO DARK THIRTY makes you feel every step of Maya's journey, but it's her impressive achievement and that of the film itself that we're left contemplating..."Movieline 4 stars out of 4 -- "You're in for a hell of a ride with this high-voltage thriller that digs with shocking gravity into the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden."Rolling Stone "[A] meticulous and electrifying re-creation of the hunt for Osama bin Laden..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "[T]he director-writer team of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal deserves credit for taking on the subject in the first place, and dramatizing it with impressive skill."Wall Street Journal "Kathryn Bigelow proves herself once again to be a master of heightened realism and narrative drive in this retelling of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden."Los Angeles Times "[B]rilliantly directed....A seamless weave of truth and drama, ZERO DARK THIRTY tracks the long, twisted road to Bin Ladens capture..."New York Times "[T]he Rorschach blot Bigelow and Boal have made out of this loaded story speaks well of their methods." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 3 stars out of 4 -- "Chastain shows again how versatile an actress she is....ZERO DARK THIRTY is a slam-bang action picture..."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 4 - "From the very first scenes of ZERO DARK THIRTY, director Kathryn Bigelow demonstrates why she is such a formidable filmmaker, as adept with human emotion as with visceral, pulse-quickening action."Washington Post ZERO DARK THIRTY is technically awe-inspiring....Mark Boal has written a tight, detailed and fast-paced script...Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Its masterstroke is to make the pursuit of bin Laden deeply, intensely personal -- a dance to the death choreographed by one driven individual."Total Film0.09600526

4.5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a rarity, a truly entertaining film that never condescends to its audience or cheapens history and truth."Box Office "ZERO DARK THIRTY makes you feel every step of Maya's journey, but it's her impressive achievement and that of the film itself that we're left contemplating..."Movieline 4 stars out of 4 -- "You're in for a hell of a ride with this high-voltage thriller that digs with shocking gravity into the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden."Rolling Stone "[A] meticulous and electrifying re-creation of the hunt for Osama bin Laden..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "[T]he director-writer team of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal deserves credit for taking on the subject in the first place, and dramatizing it with impressive skill."Wall Street Journal "Kathryn Bigelow proves herself once again to be a master of heightened realism and narrative drive in this retelling of the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden."Los Angeles Times "[B]rilliantly directed....A seamless weave of truth and drama, ZERO DARK THIRTY tracks the long, twisted road to Bin Ladens capture..."New York Times "[T]he Rorschach blot Bigelow and Boal have made out of this loaded story speaks well of their methods." -- Grade: AA.V. Club 3 stars out of 4 -- "Chastain shows again how versatile an actress she is....ZERO DARK THIRTY is a slam-bang action picture..."Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 4 - "From the very first scenes of ZERO DARK THIRTY, director Kathryn Bigelow demonstrates why she is such a formidable filmmaker, as adept with human emotion as with visceral, pulse-quickening action."Washington Post ZERO DARK THIRTY is technically awe-inspiring....Mark Boal has written a tight, detailed and fast-paced script...Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Its masterstroke is to make the pursuit of bin Laden deeply, intensely personal -- a dance to the death choreographed by one driven individual."Total Film "Bigelow and Boal adopt a journalistic approach....ZERO DARK THIRTY moves like a police procedural: it is rigorous, pared-back and analytical."Uncut0.09600526

"This is a comic-book movie....Fans of the Green Lantern will no doubt enjoy its visualizations and its references to details of the back story..."Chicago Sun-Times "Evil's man on Earth is scientist Hector Hammond....Always an adventurous, convincing actor, Sarsgaard does this role right."Los Angeles Times "[T]here is enough going on here to keep fans' 3D glasses glued to their heads....The action comes on frequently..."Hollywood Reporter0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "All good, teen-savvy, pertinent stuff, spiked with laughs....Cage is a deadpan delight..."Total Film0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "All good, teen-savvy, pertinent stuff, spiked with laughs....Cage is a deadpan delight..."Total Film0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "All good, teen-savvy, pertinent stuff, spiked with laughs....Cage is a deadpan delight..."Total Film0.08000438

4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] action-filled and very funny flick....Vaughn delivers one rollicking and raucous set piece after another but never loses sight of the fun."Box Office 5 stars out of 5 -- "A ridiculously entertaining, perfectly paced, ultra-violent cinematic rush that kicks the places other movies struggle to reach."Empire 4 stars out of 5 -- "The choreography is gloriously intense....The use of music is inspired throughout..."Uncut "[A]n enjoyably supercharged and ultraviolent teen-rebel comic-book fantasy..." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[T]he mocking tone and off-kilter vibe set this film apart. It even has a hearty dose of charm, thanks mostly to the most outrageous performance by a child in recent memory."USA Today "Ms. Moretz is by far the best thing about the film: she holds the screen as gracefully as she executes a running back flip."New York Times "The film, based on the comic by Mark Millar and John S. Romita Jr., is grungily stylish and often funny..."Wall Street Journal "This shrewd mixture of slick comic-book mayhem, unmistakable sweetness and ear-splitting profanity is poised to be a popular culture phenomenon....Los Angeles Times "Directed by Matthew Vaughn with verve and a crisp, color-saturated visual sense, KICK-ASS should delight fans of the original comics and garden-variety action junkies as well."Washington Post 3 stars out of 4 -- "KICK-ASS might be the most fun two hours you'll spend in a movie theater. It delivers the darkly comic laughs as well as the jaw-dropping action..."Premiere 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] mosh pit of a comic-book movie that dares you to dive into its anarchy."Rolling Stone "KICK-ASS is an intelligent meta-comic that deploys familiar superheroic tropes and archetypes to explore all that is fractured and flawed in our decidedly non-super humanity."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "All good, teen-savvy, pertinent stuff, spiked with laughs....Cage is a deadpan delight..."Total Film0.08000438

"Acting, of course, has something to do with it. But the charm that emanates from Amy Adams like a perfume in MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY is also a natural gift."New York Times "[P]articularly effective and cheeky....Adams and McDormand's performances and winning chemistry are the heart and soul of this screwball comedy set in London in 1939."USA Today "Bharat Nalluri directs with a light touch and a great eye for costumes and sets....It's pure romantic fantasy..."Los Angeles Times "[Adams] is a peach. Her sparkle requires only minor character adjustment and twinkle recharging from her recent triumph as the old-fashioned modern heroine in ENCHANTED."Entertainment Weekly "Clearly no expense has been spared in recreating the backdrop of pre-War London. The make-up and costumes, too, are sensational."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "McDormand's comic timing is genius....[Her character's] plight and grateful pleasure for a grand day out feels genuine, insightful and touching."Empire 3 stars out of 5 -- "This period tickler is all about the performances -- McDormand is as perpendicular as Adams is delightfully flighty."Total Film0.08000438

"This is a comic-book movie....Fans of the Green Lantern will no doubt enjoy its visualizations and its references to details of the back story..."Chicago Sun-Times "Evil's man on Earth is scientist Hector Hammond....Always an adventurous, convincing actor, Sarsgaard does this role right."Los Angeles Times "[T]here is enough going on here to keep fans' 3D glasses glued to their heads....The action comes on frequently..."Hollywood Reporter0.08000438

"This is a comic-book movie....Fans of the Green Lantern will no doubt enjoy its visualizations and its references to details of the back story..."Chicago Sun-Times "Evil's man on Earth is scientist Hector Hammond....Always an adventurous, convincing actor, Sarsgaard does this role right."Los Angeles Times "[T]here is enough going on here to keep fans' 3D glasses glued to their heads....The action comes on frequently..."Hollywood Reporter0.08000438

"This is a comic-book movie....Fans of the Green Lantern will no doubt enjoy its visualizations and its references to details of the back story..."Chicago Sun-Times "Evil's man on Earth is scientist Hector Hammond....Always an adventurous, convincing actor, Sarsgaard does this role right."Los Angeles Times "[T]here is enough going on here to keep fans' 3D glasses glued to their heads....The action comes on frequently..."Hollywood Reporter0.08000438

"This is a comic-book movie....Fans of the Green Lantern will no doubt enjoy its visualizations and its references to details of the back story..."Chicago Sun-Times "Evil's man on Earth is scientist Hector Hammond....Always an adventurous, convincing actor, Sarsgaard does this role right."Los Angeles Times "[T]here is enough going on here to keep fans' 3D glasses glued to their heads....The action comes on frequently..."Hollywood Reporter0.08000438

"Huge on period atmosphere....Visually absorbing..."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson's direction is as hypnotic as silent snowfall. As in his tender horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, slow and steady wins the race..."Total Film "[With] a crack cast, tight scripting and Alfredson's direction, bringing to it something of the cool control and refusal to sensationalize that made his breakthrough movie LET THE RIGHT ONE IN so exceptional."Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Alfredson gradually, imperceptibly ratchets up the tnesion....It always comes back -- brilliantly -- to Oldman's Smiley..."Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a Cold War-era tale, one that plays out in moral shades of gray, where the broad and brilliant cast engage each other with a series of smiling lies....TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY is the intellectual action flick of your dreams."Box Office 3 stars out of 4 -- "TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY looks, sounds and feels exactly right. Alfredson's film is faithful to the tone set by the novel."Chicago Sun-Times "[D]eliciously, thrillingly, brilliantly complex....This is a film to which very close attention must be paid, but the rewards of doing so are considerable."Los Angeles Times "Director Tomas Alfredson impeccably captures the Cold War era....The film employs a largely British cast that is perhaps the most impressive ensemble of any movie this year."USA Today "[A] pleasurably sly and involving puzzler -- a mystery about mysteries within mysteries."New York Times "The picture is so meticulously constructed -- like an elaborate mechanical watchwork -- that details can slip past you if youre not paying careful attention....[The film] challenges audiences to believe in craftsmanship again."Movieline "At times it's enthrallingly clever and subtle....A movie of deceptions within deceptions and clues that glide by in a murmured flash." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "It's a 1970s story told in 1970s style, an unrepentant un-reboot so old school that it feels subversively new."Washington Post0.08000438